Fur stretcher



April 15, 1930.

0. HOLLYWOOD FUR STRETCHER Filed Aprn 15, 1929 VHAIILL lllll 1. i IHHIIMIIUHHHHIIIIHHHH.

ATTORNEY J 1:20 )tion 0f' the Pelt' 30 proved Astretching frame and illes 'Y ionmfmmywoongpoe ER-STRETGHER 'nppiicatipn mea Apre 13,1929@fserialgivogaaaavs;

The object of this, my present inventiomis 4 ,Y the provision of a pelt 'Stretching frame that shall *be of an extremely simple construction,

cheaply manufactured and marketed and 5 easily operated and which .is adjustable` tof;

positively engage and stretch pelts of various sized animals Whichare varranged thereon.Vv

. To the attainment-ofthe foregoing the improvement resides in theiconstruction, vcom- 1b binaton and yoperative association of'parts nd. denitely claimed.

hereinafter described a In the. drawings:

Figure l is a plan view Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

'i5 Figure Slis afperspective view of the slidn able hookrfor enga Y portion of the pelt. Y

Figure'll is asimilar vievv of one of the hooks for engaging vviththe belly or back porA` Figure 5 is a similar view of the hook employed for engaging With the hindl leg part i' ofthepelt. Y Y

In constructing my improvement I make ,'25 Vuse of tvvo substantially similar members in thenature. of elongated plates or barsl. Ob-

lviously the bars vmay be constructed ofl any `desired or preferred material. The bars or plates l provide the side members of my im-v Will be'hereinafter referred'to assuch.

l The side membersvl. have one of their'ends Vcurved inwardly, as at 2 and 3, respectively. The inner facerof the curvedend 3 is straight While the face of the :end 2 iscurved outward# ly, as at 4. y.There is fixed onfthe flat face of f the end 2 a plate Orl-'bracket 5 through Which passes a pivot 6 that' also passes through vrthe Y. endB. The central portionrof the curved face *"40 l of the end 2 provides a fulcrum'Whic/h con-` tacts WithY the straight inner face'of lthe end 3. `Therev is slidably yassociated vvvithj the flat face of the end 2 ofone ofthe side members 1 a hook that comprises a rod? that has. a cenl f `V2-45 tml Op handlek portion'S and an inner offset/orhooked 'end 9. The vouter straight end of the hookv is designed to engage with the nos'epor-V f i tion of apelt which is arranged on the frame,

and the offset portion or hook 9 is designedto' i engage vvith the lip portion ofthe pelt. Ob'- 'vofthe improvement.

ging with thenose and lip' f' Y ably-"reinforced iby)y pivotallyjsupjriorte'df links 4'viouisly' itis;of'course;tobe-understoodthat y 'K i Ilt-hefffpeltf'isto be arranged iovver'theframe.v n y j y@The sidemembers'1,l attheirjuncture vvith l their inturned ends 2'akn`d'` Shavegxed thereto f the j ends "'ofthe-'side'l members io'f ian arcuate V55 Ispring l0. The'curve'd arms of thespriznjgare4 connected by -astra'ightportion-llf-t-hat has Y ya-nj Vopening herethrough and i through this "openingjthereis passe'djthe threaded^e1fdiof i the operating 1rod *llf offt-'heimprovementt 'Thetrod lljhas screWedjOn the'threadedjporf tion Ythereof .an-ut 12, vvhiehiis arranged ion the straight portion4 l l 4of the curvedl spring arms and Which is held from turning 'byfconltact with the inner faceso'fthesa'id arms. i The side -meinberslfa'suitable Vdistance (from .theftvvo-iarmed springllOh'aveitheirn- 'finer faces notched, andat-fthe juncturefof-ft-he 'saidnctches the said s/idernembers are "prefer-v 'iranged Ampllgithe frame if-.tller'efispassed 1'00 masas am Vthrough the apertures 2li and one of the apertures a holding pin 26. A

YThe sides l, at the ends thereof provided with the openings through which the bar 20 passes, are formed with angularly arranged spaced apertures or openings 27 through any one of which there is designed to be passed a pin or lug 28 that also passes through the looped end 29 ofra two-armed hook 30. The arms of the hook 30 are designed to engage withV the leg portions of the pelt.1 Y

rlhe outer end of the rod ll is formed with a handle 31, and it willbe apparentvthat by" adjusting the handle the sidesiof the frame will be swung away or toward eaclrotherand likewise by adjusting the hooks so that the same will properly engage with the diiferent portions of the pelt it will be apparent that the pelt can be stretched in an easy and thoroughly eiiicient manner by simply turning p the handle 31 on Vthe rod 11.

WithV my vimprovement pelts of various sizes may be easily and quickly stretched and the Aframe is held in stretching position until the pelt is to be removed therefrom.

The simplicity of the Vconstruction and the advantages will, it is thought, be apparent so that further detailed description will not be required;v l

What I claim is 1. A pelt stretcher comprising av pairlofr. .1nembers, each having a tapered end,'means for pivotallyconnecting together said ends,

a shaft arranged between the members,-means Vvfor causing longitudinal movement of the shaft when the same 1s turned, van arm pivoted to each member intermediate the ends ofV the member, a plate loosely arranged on the for engagingparts of the head of the pelt and hook meinbersadjustably connected vwith the pivoted members for engaging rear portions of the pelt. l l

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

ONEY HOLLYWOOD.

Y shaft and to which the other ends of the arms i are pivoted, means wherebythe plate'will Vfollow Vthe longitudinal movement lof the i shaft so that the arms will operate to move the members toward or away from each other,

Y means for attachingia pelt to the members, means for holding the members'in adjusted position, suchmeans Vcomprisinga cross bar and the free ends of the members having slots therein through which .the ends of the cross bar pass and means for adjustably connecting the cross bar with said members.

2. AY pelt stretcherI comprising a pair of members, each member having a tapered end, y

means for pivotally connecting together the tapered ends of the members, one end part having a rounded surface for'engaging aflat surface on the other member to provide aV fulcrum between the members, a U-shaped .spring member having `its limbs connected with the inner faces of the members adjacent the tapered ends thereof, a shaft'A having a threaded .portion passing through the bight of the spring member, a nut fastened to the 'a plate" on the shaft,'pro- Y bight and through which the shaft passes, the

free yends of the members each having a slot therein,v a cross piece passing vthrough the 

